four20ps wrote:Sorry to change the happy mood but Im a little burnt out. Im at 12:21 and 18 seconds around there and I just been offered 2 step tickets, I have a mutant vehicle, and a invite to bring it in. But i have a second interview thursday and might have a good new job. I know theres no way they'll give me the day off. And worse case is i don't get the job and I have no tickets so Im stuck at home. Im really torn right now my fellow burners. I dont think I can go this year. I hope you guys party hard in the dust for me. I love Burning Man and I love all my burner family, I will miss you guys this year...

Disclose at the interview that you have paid for vacation plans. I started a new job last month and I negotiated that before hire. You can do it!good luck on the new job AND time off! Hope to see you on the playa!

Yep. It's Labor Day. Most businesses are slow. Just be super polite and nice about it: I'm really excited about this opportunity. I should tell you that I have paid for a vacation the week before labor day, but if it is a dealbreaker, I can see what I can do about getting refunds.

four20ps wrote:Sorry to change the happy mood but Im a little burnt out. Im at 12:21 and 18 seconds around there and I just been offered 2 step tickets, I have a mutant vehicle, and a invite to bring it in. But i have a second interview thursday and might have a good new job. I know theres no way they'll give me the day off. And worse case is i don't get the job and I have no tickets so Im stuck at home. Im really torn right now my fellow burners. I dont think I can go this year. I hope you guys party hard in the dust for me. I love Burning Man and I love all my burner family, I will miss you guys this year...

That's a tough one.

I did once start a job late because of Burning Man--I simply admitted I'd made plans, and asked if there was any possibility of attending part or all of it, and they were very nice about it. If you come to them from a standpoint of being willing to cancel, many times an employer is happy for the chance to look generous.

(If they had been conservative I would have painted my vacation as a "family reunion". Luckily, this didn't happen.)

Then again, it wasn't hard to get a ticket then, and I could've sold my ticket if I'd had to. STEP tickets are unfortunately not sellable after the August 7th deadline.

Ultimately it's a very personal decision.

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four20ps wrote:Sorry to change the happy mood but Im a little burnt out. Im at 12:21 and 18 seconds around there and I just been offered 2 step tickets, I have a mutant vehicle, and a invite to bring it in. But i have a second interview thursday and might have a good new job. I know theres no way they'll give me the day off. And worse case is i don't get the job and I have no tickets so Im stuck at home. Im really torn right now my fellow burners. I dont think I can go this year. I hope you guys party hard in the dust for me. I love Burning Man and I love all my burner family, I will miss you guys this year...

Last year, I started my new job the Monday after burning man. Luckily, I was about the negotiate my start date without having to tell them why.You are the best judge about the new company and new boss. It's sad but, you got to do what you got to do, to be financially stable and love your life beyond burning man. My personal opinion is that comes first. I think by thursday you will have more clarity and more information to make decisions. Good luck with the new job!

I clicked on the link to check how much they were, then clicked out. Then went to click again and it said the link had EXPIRED. didonsiofamkdf!!?????

Did you sort it out? From previous posts of people having the same issue, the way to resolve it was to fully restart the browser program on whatever device you are using... Perhaps even restart the device itself. And then click the link again.

I clicked on the link to check how much they were, then clicked out. Then went to click again and it said the link had EXPIRED. didonsiofamkdf!!?????

Did you sort it out? From previous posts of people having the same issue, the way to resolve it was to fully restart the browser program on whatever device you are using... Perhaps even restart the device itself. And then click the link again.

Since you posted over 3 hours ago, I hope you've figured it out. But if you hav'nt, I had the same problem. Restarted several times and tried two different machines to no avail.

The STEP customer support page says you can also wait 35 minutes and try again when you receive that message, if it has not been 72 hours since the email was sent.That worked for me.

I would buy the tickets (you have until 8/7/12 to sell back into STEP I believe) then as others have said you may have more clarity by 8/7. if you can go you have tickets, if not, simple to sell back! Good luck

melaniejane wrote:Don’t forget the eplaya meet and greet at 6pm on Thursday.

If you ask real nice I’ll even make you a special laminated name tag with your step time on it.

Good luck STEPpers

OOoohhhhhh...*Pretty Please????*Mine was 12:09:09

(that is, IF I still have a ticket...Tried to put ONE of my Two tickets back into STEP, but the 'form' responded as though BOTH were taken back!!Anxiously awaiting a reply to my inquiry about this...)EEEEeeeek!

Just got back from a week at our regional event in the Seattle area- Critical Massive- whew what a week.... So happy to be back and see all the happy STEPpers who've gotten tickets!! Wow- 12:20!! Congrats to all of you and I'll look for you on the playa!

I have not yet posted on eplaya. I have felt guilty about that because I check this thread very often. Hello everyone. Congrats to all the STEPers with tickets. Hope to join your ranks soon. Please playa (and STEP) provide. My heart speeds up every time I get an email. I can't take it anymore!!!

sidewalck wrote:I have not yet posted on eplaya. I have felt guilty about that because I check this thread very often. Hello everyone. Congrats to all the STEPers with tickets. Hope to join your ranks soon. Please playa (and STEP) provide. My heart speeds up every time I get an email. I can't take it anymore!!!

Magical Time Stamp - 12:21:31

I sure hope to see you get your tickets!!! The anticipation is thrilling...

Time Stamp- 12:21:25

"If this is the best of all possible worlds, what are the others?"- Voltaire, Candide

sidewalck wrote:I have not yet posted on eplaya. I have felt guilty about that because I check this thread very often. Hello everyone. Congrats to all the STEPers with tickets. Hope to join your ranks soon. Please playa (and STEP) provide. My heart speeds up every time I get an email. I can't take it anymore!!!

Magical Time Stamp - 12:21:31

I sure hope to see you get your tickets!!! The anticipation is thrilling...

Time Stamp- 12:21:25

Haven't replied yet either so I hope I am doing this correctly but... Thank you. Good luck to you as well. I wonder how long a 6 second difference in time stamp will take in default time?

sidewalck wrote:Haven't replied yet either so I hope I am doing this correctly but... Thank you. Good luck to you as well. I wonder how long a 6 second difference in time stamp will take in default time?

with the difference so small, you might even be in front of someone 6 seconds ahead of you.... the almighty timestamp keeps us guessing at least a little bit...